Eagris subalbida

Eagris subalbida
Eagris subalbida figure 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species: E. subalbida
Binomial name
Eagris subalbida
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarangesa subalbida Holland, 1893
  • Trichosemeia terastigma var. albiventer Strand, 1913
  • Sarangesa thecla var. obscura Aurivillius, 1925
  • Sarangesa aurivillii Neustetter, 1927
  • Sarangesa theclides Holland, 1896

Eagris subalbida, the Chocolate Flat, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and Rwanda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males are known to feed from flowers and bird droppings.

Subspecies

References

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